11/15/16: AZ

Beauty in AZ! Hubbell Trading Post made me realize that no banks were needed, since trading posts kept track of everything! Tonto, Tuzigoot, and Wupatki had Ruins of dwellings built by Indians that are still there after 800 years! The sunset crater volcano, erupting about 1,000 years ago, is the youngest of all Volcanic activity I’ve seen. It had intermittent eruptions over a year’s time. I would think that its eruptions may have caused many Indians to abandon their dwellings, as so many did during that time; but, no scientists have posited that idea. Montezuma Castle is a misnomer since it had nothing to do with Montezuma! Vermilion Cliffs is huge and impressive, run by Bureau of Land Management. I took me over an hour to drive around it and through Kaibab Natl Forest. Also fascinated by the rainbow like arc in the sky which I’ve only seen twice before, but I forget what it’s called. Having trouble getting the pix to post, but will try again later. Blessed day to all!